The Substance

[Xavier Breath]

4. Bought by whom, exactly?

The studio? If that were the case then all movies would have good reviews and that certainly isn't the case. Sorry, but that's tin foil hat stuff.

I've found that if both the professional critics and audiences like a movie then it usually has something going for it. Perhaps that something is just not to your tastes, which is fine of course. That doesn't make it a bad movie, though. YMMV.